hygroscope
an instrument that indicates the approximate humidity of the air.
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How to use hygroscope in a sentence
The chimney top with the dowel attached to it below is made to revolve so that the hygroscope may be adjusted.
Manual Training Toys for the Boy's Workshop | Harris W. MooreCertain forms of hygroscope are popularly miscalled barometers.
Meteorology | Charles Fitzhugh TalmanThe third is, the hygroscope, moving the punch, which shews the difference between the moistest and driest airs.
The Introduction of Self-Registering Meteorological Instruments | Robert P. Multhauf
British Dictionary definitions for hygroscope
/ (ˈhaɪɡrəˌskəʊp) /
any device that indicates the humidity of the air without necessarily measuring it
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Scientific definitions for hygroscope
[ hī′grə-skōp′ ]
An instrument that records changes in atmospheric humidity. Unlike a hygrometer, a hygroscope only indicates a change in relative humidity, without measuring the magnitude of the change.
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